We get tired. We get run down. We burn out if we're not careful. How do you keep going when the world's fires continue to burn? What do you do when your spiritual practices fall short? When they start to get stale? Or when your grit to fight for social justice and liberation weakens?

Tune into this week's episode where I admit to feeling less “spiritual gritty” and what you and I can do to shift out of it.

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Today’s poems/ Books mentioned:

• Tarot/Oracle Card: Three of Pentacles

• Poem: “Then Winks” by Hafiz

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Are you feeling stagnant or tired or uncomfortable? We are in eclipse season! So this portal is expediting change rapidly whether you want it to happen or not.

This week, the Eight of Cups comes forward to remind us that letting go of old stories, limiting beliefs, even people in our lives is important to making room for our growth. In this episode, I offer a couple of tools (including one ritual) to help with identifying what needs to be released and how. Tune in to this lesson-filled episode to learn more!

Email me to get the ritual for releasing the old: leslieann@hobayanhouse.com

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Today’s poems/ Books mentioned:

• Tarot/Oracle Card: Eight of Cups

• Poem: “Galleon of Prayer” by Barbara Jane Reyes

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In this episode, I'm in conversation with JS Park, a Korean American hospital chaplain based in Florida whose compassion has made an incredible impression on so many people, including myself.

J.S. Park is a hospital chaplain, former atheist/agnostic, sixth degree black belt, suicide survivor, Korean-American, and follows Christ. He. is author of The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise. Published by Northfield/Moody. He is currently serving at a 1000+ bed hospital, one of the top-ranked in the nation, and was also a chaplain for three years at one of the largest nonprofit charities for the homeless on the east coast.

We talk about compassion and grief, which do not have clear definitions or prescriptions for embodying them. Both grief and compassion look different for each individual person. It's not a one-size-fits-all. We also talk about how we might hold compassion for those whose beliefs are rooted in our oppression. And how we might identify this collective grief we are currently feeling but can't quite name. Listen in as we dive into how we can human better together.

Today’s poems/ Books / Oracle / Tarot Cards mentioned:

• Oracle Card: Trust the Timing

• Poem: "Torso of Air" by Ocean Vuong

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• JS Park Website: ⁠https://jsparkblog.com/⁠

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